Clasp.



PATENTED DEC. 81, 190?.

0'. E. PETERSON;

CLASP.

APPLIOATIOH FILED my a. 190?.

15 MW ATTORNEY, J

- formed with a loop H can be an ordinary staple l lll l l llldllll CARL E. PETERSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

Application filed May 8. 190? Serial llo.

Specification of Letters '.\?a ':-mt.

Patented Dec, 31 1907,

To all whom it may concern:

.Be 1t known that l, CARL E ark, in the county of Essex and State oi New and back upon itsell to form Jersey, have invented. certain new and usolul l improvements in (,lasps; and i. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such. as will enable others skilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref-- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and figures of reference marked there on, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a buckle, and is designed to provide an easy means for adjusting a strap in the buckle, and. it is particularly designed for such uses as straps o overalls, where the strain on th strap binds the buckle to it, the other end of the buckle being adapted to be permanently secured to the overalls, or having a loop to allow it to be buttoned thereto.

This invention, however, is ap licable to a number of uses and is not limiter to clothing purposes, and one ol the particular features of the invention is the arm around which the strap is passed, the end of the arm being formed to permit a ready lateral insertion oi the loop of the strap, so that it is not necessary to thread thestrap on the buckle, and the means for allowing the ready insertion of" the strap preventing the accidental lateral displacement of the strap.

This device is made of one piece of wire, and its construction is such that the die work necessary makes it a cheap article to pro duce. A

The device is illustrated in the a -eon'ipanying drawing, in winch Figure l is a face view oi" the buckle. Fig, 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing; the strap in dotted outline, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the strap being inserted on the buckle.

A strand of wire, in this constructhm, is which may be made as in Fig. l, or which 10 as in Fig. 4. the side members ll, one side mom extending across forming the transverse portion 12, then being bent to r'orm a loop 1:;

This loop passes up mto 1 i l l l l her then l l l l l l l l l yoiid the hook and t parallel trees 14. 'lhe end. of the pan over to form loop 15, l being iree and bent by the side member The other verso strand or wire allel strand is turned this end of the strain its own spring action against ll on that side of the buckle.

side member ii is formed into a hook l6 that embraces the transverse strand .12 adjacent to the loop 13.

'When the strap 17 placed into the buckle, it is formed into a loop l8, in Fig. i, and it can. be passed between. the side members 1]. and then slid over the strand 14 from the turned over end 15, the turned over end providing a smooth abutting surface, and then allows the loop 18 to he slipped over it very easily. 'l he strap and its loop l8, however, is not ,apr. to be accidentally slid off (ii displaced on ttCCOUHlL of this some looped portion which forms somewhat of a hook.

This device is easelyopcrated and does not necessitate the passiitq of the strap 17 in and out over and under the members, but the loop is can be made ahd easily placed onto the strand 24.

Having thusr 1 claim is:

A buckle made of a singl picce, of wire bent to form a main loop witlrsirlb.members, one side member extending rbmfthc loop into a straig'ltit strand and l'orined on its free end into an. embracing hook, the second side member extend lescribed my invention what ing; from the main loop, then bent to l'iorm a transverse strand passing, through the hook, then. bent into a loop behe first side member and toward the plain. loop, and then forming a second transverse strand between the lirst transv rse strand and the main loop and contacting with both side members, and the second transverse strand having its end bent into a curved'cnd .and l orlning a retaii'iin'g hook to permit the side insertion ol a loop of material thereon.

in testimony, that l claim the l'oregoing, l. have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of April, 1967. 

